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Nature Near Home and Other Papers

By John Burroughs (1837-1921)

Nature Near Home is one of many books on natural history by John
Burroughs. It is full of simple observations about rural scenes and
charming stories about animals, plants, and even people!
Burroughs loves the creatures around him and derives great
pleasure from his walks and studies in nature's scenes. (Summary by Edith Phern)

Read by Edith Phern; total running time: 02:09:26. Proof-Listeners: Tricia G, J. M.
Smallheer, & mim@can. Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: J. M. Smallheer.

01 - Nature Lore - 00:35:44 • 02 - Live Natural History - 00:07:50 • 03 - Barn
Swallows - 00:04:22 • 04 - Insects - 00:04:57 • 05 - The Dog - 00:02:52 • 06 -
Wood Waifs - 00:04:56 • 07 - An Interesting Plant - 00:04:09 • 08 - Nature near
Home - 00:06:42 • 09 - Each After Its Kind - 00:21:41 • 10 - In Warbler Time -
00:06:01 • 11 - A Short Walk - 00:02:50 • 12 - Intense Observation - 00:13:51 •
13 - From a Walker's Wallet - 00:13:31

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Cover image taken from Chatterbox Annual (1916). Author photo by J. Edward B. Greene
(1909). Copyright expired in US, Canada, EL), and all countries with author's life +70 yrs
laws. Cover design by Janette Brown. This design is in the public domain.